Some ferry services in western Japan were also cancelled. The typhoon claimed its first victims as a male passer-by died when scaffolding collapsed on him at a construction site in Fukuoka, western Japan. The weather agency separately warned of high waves, landslides and floods in central and western Japan. Voting was delayed by some 20 minutes in Kochi in western Japan when landslides blocked a road, while several polling stations closed earlier than scheduled. Voter turnout excluding early voting was at record low levels as of 7:30 pm, although some 20 percent of eligible voters cast early votes, the government said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 22, 2017 19:52 UTC